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| | + | |name=Charles Rex Scott, II |
| | + | |birth_date=July 3, 1947 |
| | + | |birth_place=[[Natchitoches, Louisiana]] |
| | + | |death_date=April 22, 2015 |
| | + | |death_place=[[Baton Rouge]], Louisiana |
| | + | |spouse=Alexis Phariss Scott |
| | + | |party=[[Democratic Party|Democrat]] |
| | + | |religion=[[Baptist]]}} |
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| | '''Charles Rex Scott, II''' (July 3, 1947 – April 22, 2015) was an American [[lawyer]] who served as [[district attorney]] for Caddo Parish in northwestern [[Louisiana]] from 2009 until his sudden death in office. Before his tenure as district attorney, he was a judge of the Louisiana 1st Judicial District from 1982 to 2007.<ref name=ktbs/> | | '''Charles Rex Scott, II''' (July 3, 1947 – April 22, 2015) was an American [[lawyer]] who served as [[district attorney]] for Caddo Parish in northwestern [[Louisiana]] from 2009 until his sudden death in office. Before his tenure as district attorney, he was a judge of the Louisiana 1st Judicial District from 1982 to 2007.<ref name=ktbs/> |
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| | ==Background== | | ==Background== |
| − | A native of Natchitoches, Louisiana, Scott, often called "Scotty", was one of three children of Charles Mercer Scott, Jr. (1917-1971), and the former Marie Baucum (1916-deceased). He graduated from Northwestern State University in Natchitoches and thereafter received his Juris Doctorate from Louisiana State University Law Center in [[Baton Rouge]].<ref name=obit/><ref name=hugeloss/> | + | A native of Natchitoches, Louisiana, Scott, often called "Scotty", was one of three children of Charles Mercer Scott, Jr. (1917-1971), and the former Marie Baucum (1916-deceased). He graduated from Northwestern State University in Natchitoches and thereafter received his Juris Doctorate from [[Louisiana State University]] Law Center in [[Baton Rouge]].<ref name=obit/><ref name=hugeloss/> |
| | Scott and his wife, the former Alexis Pharris, a former educator with the Caddo Parish School Board, have two children, Charles Scott, III, and daughter Kelly Scott Padgett, and seven grandsons.<ref name=obit/> | | Scott and his wife, the former Alexis Pharris, a former educator with the Caddo Parish School Board, have two children, Charles Scott, III, and daughter Kelly Scott Padgett, and seven grandsons.<ref name=obit/> |
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| | [[Category:Judges]] | | [[Category:Judges]] |
| | [[Category:Democrats]] | | [[Category:Democrats]] |
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